SATP 2
TEST PREPARATION
Which of the following conclusions does this
chart support?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The problem of de facto segregation has
largely disappeared in all regions.
The problem of de jure segregation
continues to plague some regions.
The problem of de jure segregation has
largely disappeared in all regions.
The problem of de facto segregation
continues to plague some regions.
Which of the following conclusions does this
chart support?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The problem of de facto segregation has
largely disappeared in all regions.
The problem of de jure segregation
continues to plague some regions.
The problem of de jure segregation has
largely disappeared in all regions.
The problem of de facto segregation
continues to plague some regions.
The United States was concerned about
placement of Soviet missiles in Cuba in
the early 1960 because Cuba –
A.
B.
C.
D.
Was geographically close to the United
States.
Was thought to be friendly to the
United States.
Had threatened the United States with
military attack in the past.
Could not be reached by American
bombers or missiles.
The United States was concerned about
placement of Soviet missiles in Cuba in
the early 1960 because Cuba –
A.
B.
C.
D.
Was geographically close to the United
States.
Was thought to be friendly to the United
States.
Had threatened the United States with
military attack in the past.
Could not be reached by American
bombers or missiles.
“You have a row of dominos set up, you knock
over the first one, and what will happen to
the last one is the certainty that it will go
over very quickly. So you could have a
beginning of a disintegration that would
have the most profound influences.”
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954
In this statement about United States policy
in Southeast Asia, President Eisenhower is
expressing his concern that –
A.
B.
C.
D.
Bad feeling about the United States will
grow throughout the region.
French colonial domination of the region
is coming to an end.
Ho Chi Minh had a plan to dominate the
world.
The belief that communism could spread
from one country to another.
“You have a row of dominos set up, you knock
over the first one, and what will happen to
the last one is the certainty that it will go
over very quickly. So you could have a
beginning of a disintegration that would have
the most profound influences.”
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954
In this statement about United States
policy in Southeast Asia, President
Eisenhower is expressing his concern
that –
A.
B.
C.
D.
Bad feeling about the United States
will grow throughout the region.
French colonial domination of the
region is coming to an end.
Ho Chi Minh had a plan to dominate
the world.
The belief that communism could
spread from one country to another.
“The truth of the matter is that Europe’s
requirements for the next three or four
years of foreign food and other essential
products—principally from America—are so
much greater than her present ability to
pay that she much have substantial
additional help or face economic, social,
and political deterioration of a very grave
character…it is logical that the United
States should do whatever it is able to do
to assist in the return of normal economic
health in the world, without which there
can be no political stability and no assured
peace.”
-- George C. Marshall, June 1947
Marshall’s offer of assistance to Europe was
meant to forestall—
A.
B.
C.
D.
A revival of Nazi power in Germany.
The growth of anti-Americanism in Europe.
The spread of communism and Soviet
influence.
The rise of Japanese influence in Europe.
“The truth of the matter is that Europe’s
requirements for the next three or four
years of foreign food and other essential
products—principally from America—are so
much greater than her present ability to
pay that she much have substantial
additional help or face economic, social,
and political deterioration of a very grave
character…it is logical that the United
States should do whatever it is able to do
to assist in the return of normal economic
health in the world, without which there
can be no political stability and no assured
peace.”
-- George C. Marshall, June 1947
Rachel Carson’s 1962 book Silent Spring
contributed directly to which of the
following?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Woodstock music festival
The Environmental Protection Agency
The Silent Majority
The March on Washington
Marshall’s offer of assistance to Europe was
meant to forestall—
A.
B.
C.
D.
A revival of Nazi power in Germany.
The growth of anti-Americanism in
Europe.
The spread of communism and Soviet
influence.
The rise of Japanese influence in Europe.
Rachel Carson’s 1962 book Silent Spring
contributed directly to which of the
following?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Woodstock music festival
The Environmental Protection Agency
The Silent Majority
The March on Washington
“The challenge of the next half century is
whether we have the wisdom to use that wealth
to enrich and elevate our national life, and to
advance the quality of our American
civilization…[W]e have the opportunity to move
not only toward the rich society and the
powerful society, but upward to the Great
Society.
-- President Johnson, May 22, 1964
Which of the following represent an attempt
to fulfill these words?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Forced busing programs
Medicare and Medicaid
“The challenge of the next half century is
whether we have the wisdom to use that
wealth to enrich and elevate our national life,
and to advance the quality of our American
civilization…[W]e have the opportunity to
move not only toward the rich society and the
powerful society, but upward to the Great
Society.
-- President Johnson, May 22, 1964
Which of the following represent an
attempt to fulfill these words?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Forced busing programs
Medicare and Medicaid
The televised debate between presidential
candidates Richard Nixon and John F.
Kennedy in 1960 illustrated that–
A.
B.
C.
D.
Americans still trusted the radio as a
primary means of getting information.
Television was an ineffective means of
communication.
A candidate’s appearance had no impact on
his appeal.
The mass media had altered the movement
of information and ideas.
The televised debate between presidential
candidates Richard Nixon and John F.
Kennedy in 1960 illustrated that–
A.
B.
C.
D.
Americans still trusted the radio as a
primary means of getting information.
Television was an ineffective means of
communication.
A candidate’s appearance had no impact
on his appeal.
The mass media had altered the movement
of information and ideas.
The GI Bill did all of the following EXCEPT—
A.
B.
C.
D.
Help organized labor.
Promote education among veterans.
Spur homebuilding.
Advance suburbanization.
The GI Bill did all of the following EXCEPT—
A.
B.
C.
D.
Help organized labor.
Promote education among veterans.
Spur homebuilding.
Advance suburbanization.
All of the following were contributors to the
development of the Cold War between the
United States and the Soviet Union EXCEPT—
A.
B.
C.
D.
Differing economic philosophies.
Armed conflict between them in World War
II.
Differing notions of political freedom.
Conflict about conquered and occupied
lands.
All of the following were contributors to the
development of the Cold War between the
United States and the Soviet Union EXCEPT—
A.
B.
C.
D.
Differing economic philosophies.
Armed conflict between them in World War
II.
Differing notions of political freedom.
Conflict about conquered and occupied
lands.
At the Yalta Conference in 1945, President
Roosevelt was not able to get stronger
assurances from Soviet leader Stalin
about postwar plans for countries such
as Poland because—
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Allies could not be certain of
victory in the war in Europe.
He feared that the Soviets might have
atomic weapons.
He worried that Stalin would withdraw
his armed forces and prolong the war.
The Soviets already occupied Eastern
Europe.
At the Yalta Conference in 1945, President
Roosevelt was not able to get stronger
assurances from Soviet leader Stalin
about postwar plans for countries such as
Poland because—
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Allies could not be certain of
victory in the war in Europe.
He feared that the Soviets might have
atomic weapons.
He worried that Stalin would withdraw
his armed forces and prolong the war.
The Soviets already occupied Eastern
Europe.
“Recognition of the inherent dignity and of the
equal and inalienable rights of all members of
the human family is the foundation of
freedom, justice and peace in the world…All
human beings are born free and equal in
dignity and rights. They are endowed with
reason and conscience and should act toward
one another in a spirit of brotherhood.”
-- Declaration of Human Rights, 1948
Which international organization, counting
the United States as a member, issued this
statement?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The United Nations
The League of Nations
The World Court
The World Bank
“Recognition of the inherent dignity and of the
equal and inalienable rights of all members of
the human family is the foundation of freedom,
justice and peace in the world…All human
beings are born free and equal in dignity and
rights. They are endowed with reason and
conscience and should act toward one another
in a spirit of brotherhood.”
-- Declaration of Human Rights, 1948
Which international organization, counting
the United States as a member, issued this
statement?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The United Nations
The League of Nations
The World Court
The World Bank
During the Vietnam War, hawks and doves
disagreed about whether the conflict—
A.
B.
C.
D.
Was legal or illegal.
Was a Cold-War conflict or a civil war.
Should involve nuclear weapons.
Should be fought by French or American
forces.
During the Vietnam War, hawks and doves
disagreed about whether the conflict—
A.
B.
C.
D.
Was legal or illegal.
Was a Cold-War conflict or a civil war.
Should involve nuclear weapons.
Should be fought by French or American
forces.
Which of the following offers the BEST
explanation for the information shown in this
chart?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Defense spending dropped after World War II,
but then rose again with the start of the war
in Korea.
Because of the Vietnam War, the United
States never enjoyed a significant decrease in
defense spending.
The nation’s increase reliance on nuclear
weapons allowed for a steady decline in
defense-ready spending.
Defense-related spending during the Cold War
quickly surpassed spending during the World
War II years.
Which of the following offers the BEST
explanation for the information shown in
this chart?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Defense spending dropped after World War
II, but then rose again with the start of
the war in Korea.
Because of the Vietnam War, the United
States never enjoyed a significant
decrease in defense spending.
The nation’s increase reliance on nuclear
weapons allowed for a steady decline in
defense-ready spending.
Defense-related spending during the Cold
War quickly surpassed spending during the
World War II years.
President Johnson’s Great Society program
was meant to—
A.
B.
C.
D.
Win the Vietnam War.
Combat poverty and racial injustice.
Shore up Democratic power in the south.
Spread American values around the globe.
President Johnson’s Great Society program
was meant to—
A.
B.
C.
D.
Win the Vietnam War.
Combat poverty and racial injustice.
Shore up Democratic power in the south.
Spread American values around the
globe.
In the early years of the Vietnam War, the
system of drafting young men into the
military was a target of much criticism
because it—
A.
B.
C.
D.
Disproportionately affected the poor and
working class.
Drafted too few soldiers.
Interfered with male students’ college
education.
Produced an ineffective army.
In the early years of the Vietnam War, the
system of drafting young men into the
military was a target of much criticism
because it—
A.
B.
C.
D.
Disproportionately affected the poor and
working class.
Drafted too few soldiers.
Interfered with male students’ college
education.
Produced an ineffective army.
Which of the following BEST describes the
concept of Affirmative Action, first put
forward in the 1960s?
A.
B.
C.
D.
All applicants for jobs or benefits should be
treated without regard to race or gender.
Employers and schools should discriminate
against white people, who have
traditionally enjoyed advantages.
Employers and schools should seek to
maintain the current status of different
groups.
Employers and schools should give
preference to groups that have experienced
discrimination in the past.
Which of the following BEST describes the
concept of Affirmative Action, first put
forward in the 1960s?
A.
B.
C.
D.
All applicants for jobs or benefits should
be treated without regard to race or
gender.
Employers and schools should
discriminate against white people, who
have traditionally enjoyed advantages.
Employers and schools should seek to
maintain the current status of different
groups.
Employers and schools should give
preference to groups that have
experienced discrimination in the past.